Ran Barkai

6.5k total citations
144 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Ran Barkai is a scholar working on Anthropology, Paleontology and Archeology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ran Barkai has authored 144 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 125 papers in Anthropology, 105 papers in Paleontology and 85 papers in Archeology. Recurrent topics in Ran Barkai's work include Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (124 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (87 papers) and Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (65 papers). Ran Barkai is often cited by papers focused on Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (124 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (87 papers) and Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (65 papers). Ran Barkai collaborates with scholars based in Israel, Italy and United States. Ran Barkai's co-authors include Avi Gopher, Mary C. Stiner, Cristina Lemorini, Aviad Agam, Miki Ben‐Dor, Jordi Rosell, Ruth Blasco, Ruth Shahack‐Gross, Panagiotis Karkanas and Ron Shimelmitz and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Ran Barkai

141 papers receiving 4.8k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ran Barkai Israel 41 4.1k 3.4k 2.3k 719 556 144 4.9k
David R. Braun United States 37 3.4k 0.8× 2.4k 0.7× 1.3k 0.6× 1.1k 1.6× 614 1.1× 118 4.5k
Avi Gopher Israel 45 3.6k 0.9× 3.7k 1.1× 2.9k 1.3× 556 0.8× 521 0.9× 182 6.6k
Ruth Blasco Spain 41 3.8k 0.9× 3.3k 1.0× 2.2k 1.0× 463 0.6× 705 1.3× 151 4.5k
Andy I.R. Herries Australia 31 2.8k 0.7× 2.3k 0.7× 1.0k 0.4× 503 0.7× 499 0.9× 113 3.9k
Wil Roebroeks Netherlands 35 3.3k 0.8× 2.7k 0.8× 1.5k 0.7× 408 0.6× 397 0.7× 102 4.3k
Enrique Baquedano Spain 34 3.0k 0.7× 1.9k 0.6× 1.5k 0.6× 645 0.9× 701 1.3× 179 3.6k
Steven L. Kuhn United States 40 4.8k 1.2× 4.3k 1.2× 2.7k 1.2× 515 0.7× 344 0.6× 112 5.9k
Sue O’Connor Australia 38 3.1k 0.7× 2.2k 0.6× 1.2k 0.5× 295 0.4× 869 1.6× 232 4.8k
Shannon P. McPherron Germany 37 3.7k 0.9× 2.9k 0.9× 1.6k 0.7× 666 0.9× 270 0.5× 129 4.7k
Travis Rayne Pickering United States 37 3.0k 0.7× 2.0k 0.6× 1.6k 0.7× 1.2k 1.7× 836 1.5× 91 3.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ran Barkai

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ran Barkai

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ran Barkai. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ran Barkai based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ran Barkai. Ran Barkai is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ben‐Dor, Miki & Ran Barkai. (2025). The Late Quaternary Megafaunal Extinction and Upper Paleolithic cultural changes: A hypothesis for bioenergetic-driven human adaptations. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(4). 100086–100086.
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Blasco, Ruth, Jordi Rosell, Ella Assaf, Ran Barkai, & Avi Gopher. (2024). Exploring the lack of articular ends at the Middle Pleistocene site of Qesem Cave, Israel. Journal of Human Evolution. 189. 103509–103509. 4 indexed citations
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Lemorini, Cristina, et al.. (2023). Bulb retouchers half a million years ago: New evidence from late Acheulean Jaljulia, Israel. Journal of Archaeological Science Reports. 47. 103821–103821. 2 indexed citations
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Barkai, Ran, et al.. (2023). Palaeolithic innovations in response to faunal fluctuations. 9(1-2). 165–207. 3 indexed citations
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Venditti, Flavia, et al.. (2022). The Role of Side-Scrapers and Cortical Flakes in Late Acheulian Toolkits: Results of a Techno-functional Analysis from Revadim (Israel). Lithic Technology. 47(3). 243–265. 6 indexed citations
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Muller, Antoine, et al.. (2022). 3D morphology of handaxes from late Acheulean Jaljulia: a flexible reduction strategy in the Lower Paleolithic Levant. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences. 14(10). 15 indexed citations
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Venditti, Flavia, et al.. (2021). An integrated study discloses chopping tools use from Late Acheulean Revadim (Israel). PLoS ONE. 16(1). e0245595–e0245595. 29 indexed citations
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Assaf, Ella, Isabella Caricola, Avi Gopher, et al.. (2020). Shaped stone balls were used for bone marrow extraction at Lower Paleolithic Qesem Cave, Israel. PLoS ONE. 15(4). e0230972–e0230972. 43 indexed citations
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Venditti, Flavia, et al.. (2019). Animal residues found on tiny Lower Paleolithic tools reveal their use in butchery. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 13031–13031. 49 indexed citations
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Blasco, Ruth, Jordi Rosell, Maite Arilla, et al.. (2019). Bone marrow storage and delayed consumption at Middle Pleistocene Qesem Cave, Israel (420 to 200 ka). Science Advances. 5(10). eaav9822–eaav9822. 42 indexed citations
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Yerkes, Richard W., et al.. (2018). Recycling in the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age: evidence of flint recycling at Ein-Zippori, Israel. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(1). 6 indexed citations
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Blasco, Ruth, Jordi Rosell, Krister T. Smith, et al.. (2016). Tortoises as a dietary supplement: A view from the Middle Pleistocene site of Qesem Cave, Israel. Quaternary Science Reviews. 133. 165–182. 46 indexed citations
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Sarig, Rachel, Avi Gopher, Ran Barkai, et al.. (2015). How did the Qesem Cave people use their teeth? Analysis of dental wear patterns. Quaternary International. 398. 136–147. 14 indexed citations
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Blasco, Ruth, Jordi Rosell, Pablo Sañudo, Avi Gopher, & Ran Barkai. (2015). What happens around a fire: Faunal processing sequences and spatial distribution at Qesem Cave (300 ka), Israel. Quaternary International. 398. 190–209. 65 indexed citations
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Gopher, Avi, et al.. (2015). Spatial aspects as seen from a density analysis of lithics at Middle Pleistocene Qesem Cave: Preliminary results and observations. Quaternary International. 398. 103–117. 25 indexed citations
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Gopher, Avi, et al.. (2015). Amudian versus Yabrudian under the rock shelf: A study of two lithic assemblages from Qesem Cave, Israel. Quaternary International. 398. 13–36. 31 indexed citations
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Barkai, Ran, et al.. (2009). A blade for all seasons? Making and using Amudian blades at Qesem Cave, Israel. Human Evolution. 24(1). 57–75. 80 indexed citations
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Boaretto, Elisabetta, et al.. (2009). Specialized Flint Procurement Strategies for Hand Axes, Scrapers and Blades in the Late Lower Paleolithic: A 10 Be Study at Qesem Cave, Israel.. Human Evolution. 24(1). 1–12. 31 indexed citations
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Barkai, Ran. (2005). Flint and stone axes as cultural markers : socio-economic changes as reflected in holocene flint tool industries of the southern Levant. 23 indexed citations

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